Grid Appliance Surveys
Survey #28: Grid Appliance Survey
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1. What is the highest educational level you have achieved?
K-5th Grade
6th-8th Grade
9th-12th Grade
Undergraduate Freshman
Undergraduate Sophomore
Undergraduate Junior
Undergraduate Senior
Master Degree
Doctoral Degree
2. What is your current occupation?
Student
Researcher in industry
Rsearcher in academia
Engineer
Professor
K-12 Teacher
Other
3. Please describe your background in more depth
4. How did you learn about the Grid appliance?
I attended an appliance workshop presentation
I was enrolled in a class that used the appliance
From a Web search
Followed a link from the VMware virtual appliance site
Followed a link from a project that uses the appliance
From a colleague or friend
From a technical publication
Other
5. What do you know about virtual machines (VMs) prior to going through the tutorial?
I don't know what that is
I have heard about it
I have used it a few times (Entry-level user)
I use it regularly (Intermediate-level user)
I am an advanced user
I am a developer
6. What do you know about Grid computing prior to going through the tutorial?
I don't know what that is
I have heard about it
I have used it a few times (Entry-level user)
I use it regularly (Intermediate-level user)
I am an advanced user
I am a developer
7. What do you know about Linux/UNIX operating systems?
I don't know what that is
I have heard about it
I have used it a few times (Entry-level user)
I use it regularly (Intermediate-level user)
I am an advanced user
I am a developer
8. What VM software did you use to run the Grid appliance?
VMware Player for Windows
VMware Player for Linux
VMware Workstation for Windows
VMware Workstation for Linux
VMware Server for Windows
VMware Server for Linux
Kernel Based-VM (KVM)
QEMU
Other
9. Where did you use the appliance?
Work
School
Home
Other
10. How long did it take you to install this VM software?
Less than 15 minutes
15-30 minutes
30-60 minutes
More than 60 minutes
My attempt was unsuccessful
Other
11. How long did it take to download and run the Grid Appliance?
Less than 15 minutes
15-30 minutes
30-60 minutes
More than 60 minutes
My attempt was unsuccessful
Other
12. How long did it take to submit the pre-compiled demonstration described in the tutorial?
Less than 15 minutes
15-30 minutes
30-60 minutes
More than 60 minutes
My attempt was unsuccessful
Other
13. How long did it take to obtain the outputs for the pre-compiled demo?
Less than 15 minutes
15-30 minutes
30-60 minutes
More than 60 minutes
My attempt was unsuccessful
Other
Please skip the next 3 questions, if you have not attempted to submit tasks to the Grid other than the demo task.
14. What is the name of the application you attempted to execute on the Grid?
15. Were you able to successfully execute and obtain outputs from these tasks on the Grid?
No
Yes
16. If you answered "Yes" in the previous question, how many tasks have you successfully submitted?
1-10
10-100
More than 100
17. How would you rate your overall experience using the Grid Appliance?
Excellent
Very Good
Good
Fair
Poor
18. How would you rate your perceived effectiveness using the Grid Appliance as a tool for education / training in Grid computing?
Excellent
Very Good
Good
Fair
Poor
19. Would you recommend the Grid Appliance as a tool for batch computations?
No
Yes
20. Based on prior experiece in installing software, how does the installation of the Grid Appliance rate?
Substantially eaiser than other software
Somewhat easier than other software
Similar to other software
Somewhat more complex than other software
Substantially more complex than other software
21. What did you think of the tutorial?
22. What can be done to improve user experiences of the Grid Appliance?
23. Do you have any additional comments?
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